• 13 May 2024

    Elections on 9 June 2024: can your employee be absent from work to vote?

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    Employees who work on Sunday 9 June 2024 are not exempt from voting, as voting is compulsory in Belgium.
  • 13 February 2024

    New requirement for exemption from payment of withholding tax for shift and night work from 1 April 2024

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    New requirements for exemption from payment of withholding tax for shift and night work from 1 April 2024
  • 13 December 2023

    NSSO: new condition for reduced working time

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    Employers who reduce their working time can benefit from a reduction in social security contributions. A new condition will be added for part-time workers.
  • 14 September 2023

    One-off innovation premiums extended

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    A special rule was introduced for one-off innovation premiums aimed at stimulating the capacity for innovation of companies engaged in research and development.
  • 16 January 2024

    Rental benefits: added value coefficient 2024

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    The added value coefficient for the calculation of rental benefits of company directors for 2024 has been published.
  • 14 December 2023

    Higher kilometre allowance as of 1 January 2024

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    As an employer you may award a flat-rate kilometre allowance to your employees who use their own cars, motorcycles or mopeds for professional travel.
  • 13 May 2024

    2024 Social elections: appeal and first meeting of the WC/CPPW

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    In principle, the first meeting of the works council and/or the committee for prevention and protection at work takes place on the days following the social elections.
  • 23 August 2023

    Extension of the increased number of tax-friendly overtime hours

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    The temporary increase in the limit of 130 to 180 tax-friendly overtime hours expired on 30 June 2023. It has been decided to extend this measure for all sectors up to and including 30 June 2025.
  • 21 March 2024

    Whistleblower: clarification regarding the calculation of the required number of employees

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    An internal reporting channel is mandatory in legal entities in the private sector employing at least 50 employees. A law of 9.2.2024 clarifies the calculation modalities of this threshold.
  • 24 November 2023

    Wage thresholds with regard to employment contracts for 2024

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    On 1 January 2024, the annual wage thresholds for the application of certain provisions of the Employment Contract Act of 3.7.1978 will be subject to adaptation following the annual indexation.